In the running
Pharmacy Student of the Year finalists announced The state and territory finalists for the 2022 Viatris Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY) award have been selected, with the national final …
Pharmacy prescribing pilot ‘due to commence any day now’
AMA emergency town hall condemns North Qld pharmacy pilot as “a dangerous experiment”, arguing it will put pharmacists under “extraordinary pressure” Attendees of an emergency town hall meeting hosted by …
Changing of the guard
New Victorian Health Minister welcomed as outgoing minister thanked for role in COVID-19 vax rollout, injecting room Mary-Anne Thomas, Victoria’s new Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services, has …
‘Record numbers’ get free flu vax in pharmacies
Free flu vaccines program sees school holiday extension in Victoria, but time is running out in Qld The Victorian Government has announced an extension of the free flu vaccines program …
New model for ‘undervalued, underpaid’ community pharmacists
Could pharmacists receive a base annual wage and additionally receive an incentive or portion of the services they provide? One leading group thinks so Pharmacists will need to consider several …
Onboarding for delivery
Transitional arrangement for electronic medication charts for residential aged care services to come into play from 1 July The Federal Department of Health is implementing an Electronic National Residential Medication …
The week in review
GP complaints, pharmacy’s response to state budgets, a sad day for the ‘pharmily’ and awards—here’s our roundup of this week’s news GP complaints Pharmacy hit back after GP groups once …
Technology: risk or reward?
A US pharmacy giant is shifting much of its prescription volume to be filled at automated centres, saying it will free up pharmacists’ time. Is this the future for community …
Conflict between pharmacy, GP groups fuels lack of change
Why does Australia lag behind other countries in seeing pharmacists move beyond their dispensing role? Key stakeholders speak up in new study Political tensions between pharmacy and GP groups—and within …
‘The stress, burnout and fatigue on the ground is palpable.’
Once-off cash payments just the ‘first step’: More hospital pharmacists needed to support bed numbers as some states face chronic understaffing, burnout Hospital pharmacists have received some good news in …
‘Community pharmacy looks forward to partnering with the Palaszczuk Government.’
Guild welcomes billions for health in Qld budget alongside commitment to rolling out full scope of practice trial The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch, has welcomed the record $23.6 …
A welcome extension
Hospital pharmacists are under “strain, stress and fatigue” as SHPA welcomes extension of hospital funding, but says long-term certainty is needed The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has …